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  • Miracles do happen! All the laundry was folded the day after it was washed! (no, it wasn't put away, that would be too much to expect.) I also got time to read some and watch Star Trek.
  • Quote for the day: Amanda, cuddling her stuffed lamb Baa: "Ba is soft and cuddly. So I can throw him down the stairs! I can do it all by my self." After throwing: "Was that fun, Baa?"
  • Is the tooth fairy in charge of bringing new teeth in addition to getting rid of old teeth? If so, and if any of you have any contacts with her, could you tell her to please hurry and bring Luke's new front top teeth? Right now he goes around with his tongue hanging out, feeling the bumps that will soon become teeth.
  • Amanda had her "special day" at preschool today, and Eleanor was excused from snack at kindergarten to go and join the 2 year old class. From what I gather, Eleanor had a great time telling all her 5 year old buddies about visiting the classroom where she had preschool. I couldn't tell what Amanda thought about the whole thing---she didn't mention Eleanor's presence. Can you tell which one is the introvert and which one is the extrovert?
  • Today Eleanor seemed to take up an unusual amount of space---she seemed to take up at least 5 square feet of floor space with dancing, moving, throwing her arms around, running, talking loudly, emoting, etc. If this is what the 5 year old drama queen can do, I am not really looking forward to the teen aged one....
  • Someday we really will post pictures. Really.
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